Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-15
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.
A Large Amount of business Done-Flint
Wants "a New Trial.

Wants New Trial.
MIDDLEBURY, July S-The County
Court has been kept busily at work since
Tuesday. Frank Shores pleaded guilty
to an indictment charging him with sell
ing intoxicating liquors at Lake Dun
more and paid a fine of $50 and costs.
The State VS. Solomon Cushion was
tried Wednesday morning. Dunshon was
charged with breach of the peace at Sails
bury in threatening to kill his mother.
He was found guilty and fined Sl5 and
costs.
Nicholas Doodlau of Ferrisburgh was
tried on charge of illegal voting at
school meeting last March. He was
found guilty and fined $50 and costs,
which was paid William McHay lndict-
ed for similar offence at the same meet
did not appear and his bonds, 800, were
forfeited
Wednesday afternoon the trial of State
VS.. John Mack was begun The charge
against the respondent was that ne had
disturbed the school in Salisbury taught
by Miss Helen Lawrence, thus breaking
the peace. The jury were out all night and
were unable to agree The bail OF the re-
spoudent was fiNeu at 500.
Arthur Manning, a II year-old boy, was
tried this morning on an ludlctment
girl named Jennie Narney ut Bread Loaf
Since the boy was bound up he has been
| for safe keeping at the Reform school,
| Mr.. Ballard defended the boy and he WAS
very promptly acquitted.
The motion to set aside the verdict in
the case of j. G. Flint was argued this al
ternoOn by Mr.. Ballard for the motion
and Mr.. Wilds and Mr. Bliss i'll opposl-
ton. The motion is based upon an allie
cation that four deputy shertfs who were
not sworn to have charge OF the jury III
that case did actually take charge OF the
jury ana that one of the deputies at least
was in the jury room the greater part OF
the time while the jury were celebrating
on their verdict. The hearing on the mo-
| ton was not concluded
The following additional criminal mat
tiers have been disposed of: State vs.
Mary Reed and David Lee, indictment
under the blanket act. The respondents
failed to materialize when called for, and
their bail was forfeited. State VS.. g. ii.
Taylor of Addison, Indictment for selling
intoXcants. Respondent pleaded guilty
to five first Offences and paid the line oil
$50 and costs. state VI. George l.arroW
and John Pnchou, joint indictment ior
rape. Case mol pressed. State vs.. LarroW
charged with adultery, was continued.
Flint Refused New Triai-The Divorces
Granted.
! MlDDLEBURG, July IO.-JUuSe hOWel
this morning announced the decision OF
the court on the motion to set aside the
verdict in the Flint case, oyerruling the
motion The court said that the re
cords of the clerk showed that the officers
who took charge of the jury during the
trial were probably sworn for that pur
pose, and that it had been the uni
versal custom for the officer in charge OF
a jury in this State to be more or less il
the jury room during the deliberations o.
the jury Consequently the motion was
overruled. Mr.. Ballard took exceptions
to this ruling and the case will now pas
to the Supreme Court for review Mean
while sentence is stayed. 1t Is expected
that the bail will be placed at pretty
high figure this time.
The divorces granted were Jerome {
Sweet VS.. Annette + Sweet of Monktol
for desertion: Elsie Metcalf vs.. Nelson
Metcalf of Middlebury for desertion. Tn
case of Alice Peet VS.. Charles ID. Peet O
Bristol has been settled by death tn
libelee having died. The case of Levin
II. Page VS. Zeno 7. Page of Lincoln wa
on when court took a recess to Monday a
10 o'cl0ck.